The song is set to appear on the M.I.A.’s upcoming album,  AIM set to be released on September 9th.

She premiered the song on Annie Mac’s Hottest Record in the World show on BBC Radio 1.

She told the radio host, “It just kind of happened. I made this song a long time ago and it was always sort of, like, too mainstream sounding for me. It just seems like it’s perfect — if I was gonna have a collaboration, and have someone like Zayn — this is the perfect song. It sort of takes me out of my comfort zone, but kind of takes him out of his as well.”

Check out that full interview below.

Last month, she told Entertainment Weekly, how the two got together to create ‘Freedun’, “we just basically did it while I was here (in India), because I’ve been here for a week and a half. We’ve just been going back and forth on, you know, WhatsApp”.

She revealed that the two were set to work together on a few tracks for his debut solo album, Mind of Mine, “We had a couple people in common, and that’s how it came about. I didn’t really approach him for my own record until later on. First, I thought I wanted to try writing a song for him.”

Take a listen to ‘Freedun’ above and let me know what you think!

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